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Paros (/ ˈ p ɛər ɒ s /; Greek: Πάρος; Venetian: Paro) is a Greek island in the central Aegean Sea. Part of the Cyclades island group, it lies to the west of Naxos, from which it is separated by a channel about 8 kilometres (5 miles) wide. [2] It lies approximately 150 km (93 miles) south-east of Piraeus.
Paros, fertile island. The Cyclades had limited resources and depended on imports for their food supply. [107] The large islands (chiefly Naxos and Paros) were as a matter of course the most fertile due to their mountains, which retained water, and due to their coastal plains. [108]
Paros (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Πάρου) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of South Aegean . [ 2 ] The regional unit covers the islands of Paros , Antiparos and several smaller islands in the Aegean Sea .
The following islands are part of the Greek Cyclades: [2] [7] [3] English Greek Ancient Greek ... Paros: Πάρος Páros ... Map this section's coordinates in "List ...
The Greek islands are traditionally grouped into the following clusters: the Argo-Saronic Islands in the Saronic Gulf near Athens; the Cyclades, a large but dense collection occupying the central part of the Aegean Sea; the North Aegean islands, a loose grouping off the west coast of Turkey; the Dodecanese, another loose collection in the ...
Antiparos (Greek: Αντίπαρος; Ancient Greek: Ὠλίαρος, romanized: Oliaros; Latin: Oliarus; is a small island in the southern Aegean, at the heart of the Cyclades, which is less than one nautical mile (1.9 km) from Paros, the port to which it is connected with a local ferry.
6 Paros (regional unit) 7 Syros. 8 Thira (regional unit) 9 Tinos. ... This is a list of settlements in the Cyclades islands, Greece. It is grouped by regional unit ...
Map of the Cyclades. The League of the Islanders (Ancient Greek: τὸ κοινὸν τῶν νησιωτῶν, romanized: to koinon tōn nēsiōtōn) or Nesiotic League was a federal league of ancient Greek city-states encompassing the Cyclades islands in the Aegean Sea.